The closer a man approaches... by Arthur Miller, an American Playwright

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“The closer a man approaches tragedy the more intense is his concentration of emotion upon the fixed point of his commitment, which is to say the closer he approaches what in life we call fanaticism.”

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Name: Arthur Miller

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Oct 17, 1915

Date of Death: Feb 10, 2005

Profession: Playwright

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